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> Full Name: Xin Cynthia Zhang > Email Address: address@hidden > Organization: University of North Carolina at Pembroke > Package Version: 5.7 build date:2020-02-10 17:05 UTC > Operating System: Windows 8.1 > Hardware: Java: home: C:\Program Files (x86)\IDV_5.7\jre version: 1.8.0_51 > j3d:1.6.0-pre12-daily-experimental daily > Description of problem: To Whom It May Concern, > > I download the soil map file from the site > https://thredds.daac.ornl.gov/thredds/catalog/ornldaac/1242/catalog.html?dataset=1242 > , which states that such file may be viewed by IDV. When I load it with IDV > by "Data Chooser" and "Data Source Type" of "Trajectory Sounding files", it > shows the following error message. > > Problem opening > file:C:\Users\xzhan\Downloads\1242_soil_na_qd_filled_v1.0_corrected627_hwsd2 > (1).nc java.lang.NullPointerException > java.lang.NullPointerException > Hi Xin Zhang, The dataset you download is a 2D grid dataset, this is not the "Trajectory Sounding files". You can select "Grid files..." and then you will see the parameters inside this dataset. The Displays type you should be using is under Plan Views. Let me know if you need further help. Yuan Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: XKY-272008 Department: Support IDV Priority: Normal Status: Open =================== NOTE: All email exchanges with Unidata User Support are recorded in the Unidata inquiry tracking system and then made publicly available through the web. If you do not want to have your interactions made available in this way, you must let us know in each email you send to us.